E3 Harelbeke, Friday 25th March 2016, 206.4km, WT

[Billie]

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Kwiatkowski is now 4th favorite for winning Flanders according to the betting companies just behind Fabian, Sagan and GVA.

Still don't know if he has a serious shot at winning. E3 is still different from the real Flanders.

Yep, he sits as 4th along with Kristoff. I don't believe in Kristoff. I saw a couple of pictures of him, he seemed heavier? I don't believe it was just a bad day.

Terpstra, Boonen and Stybar are given relatively even chances with 17, 19 and 21 at bet365. I think Stybar fits the bill the best in Flanders, but I think they will be better for Roubaix. Cance is the huge favourite at 5, while Sky also stands very well with Thomas and Standard around odds 20. I think of all the odds, 21 for Stybar is by far the best one. Along with a long shot on Pozzato at 81

Stybar at 21 is great value. Cancellara couldn't drop him on either Pater or Kwaremont today.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Kwiatkowski is now 4th favorite for winning Flanders according to the betting companies just behind Fabian, Sagan and GVA.

Still don't know if he has a serious shot at winning. E3 is still different from the real Flanders.

Yep, he sits as 4th along with Kristoff. I don't believe in Kristoff. I saw a couple of pictures of him, he seemed heavier? I don't believe it was just a bad day.

I would say he's just hiding his form to avoid being marked, but there's no way you throw away MSR like that. His performance in MSR proves that he's got nothing on 2015 Kristoff, and 4th favourite is very generous to him

 

[saganist]

does anyone have a strava premium account and can download the data about Kwia's race?

 

[TMP402]

Sorry if this is a repost

 

[Inquitus]

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does anyone have a strava premium account and can download the data about Kwia's race?

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-OBgJ-MOr7rVlBudDhoU1NKVUU

nvm, you can only dl the gpx which doesn't contain the performance data.

 

[saganist]

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does anyone have a strava premium account and can download the data about Kwia's race?

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-OBgJ-MOr7rVlBudDhoU1NKVUU

nvm, you can only dl the gpx which doesn't contain the performance data.

I see, thanks anyway

 

[Gigs_98]

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Sorry if this is a repost

I know this is actually a very sexist action but right now I just have to laugh about it.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Sorry if this is a repost

I know this is actually a very sexist action but right now I just have to laugh about it.

Haha, thats funny. At least to 90% of the forum......

 

[Tonton]

Betancur - DNF

Couldn't resist the moules frites...

 

[sir fly]

This was a nice De Ronde teaser.
Didn't expect Cancellara to get back (to be allowed to do so, to be precise), and the World champions' duo to hold on.
Next Sunday is already on the mind of majority of the pack, I've got an impression.

 

[movingtarget]

Sagan went to sleep and let Kwia get the jump on him but he would not have won anyway as Kwia was too strong. Amazing consistency by Sagan but once again no cigar !

 

[Brullnux]

It's almost as if Sagan doesn't want to win, at least until next Sunday when be does the RVV-PER double.

 

[Kwibus]

http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/10444/Offsid...ea-raakt-verdwaald-tijdens-E3-Harelbeke.dhtml

Apparently Debassey got lost during E3. Only managed to get back to his hotel at 21:00.
A local who he asked to help him find Harelbeke took him home with him. Where he could take a shower, warm clothes and a hot meal.
Story is in dutch.

 

[BalearicBeats]

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http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/10444/Offsid...ea-raakt-verdwaald-tijdens-E3-Harelbeke.dhtml

Apparently Debassey got lost during E3. Only managed to get back to his hotel at 21:00.
A local who he asked to help him find Harelbeke took him home with him. Where he could take a shower, warm clothes and a hot meal.
Story is in dutch.

Must have been quite traumatic for him

 

[Akuryo]

Damn, those are the stories that only happen in cycling

 

[del1962]

The funny thing about the race was when the two world champions got away, only the steppers chased, BMC had OSS there who could have helped the chase and Trek had Stuvyen though he had done a lot of work to bring Cancellara back, if OSS had joined the two Streppers then Drucker may have a chance to contest for the win.

 

[pedromiguelmartins]

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The funny thing about the race was when the two world champions got away, only the steppers chased, BMC had OSS there who could have helped the chase and Trek had Stuvyen though he had done a lot of work to bring Cancellara back, if OSS had joined the two Streppers then Drucker may have a chance to contest for the win.

The problem was that ettix only wanted to chase with 2 out of 4 riders.

 

[jsem94]

I'm torn on that story. I can see the humor in it, but this is his first time in Flanders, and the riders who took the shortcut should almost feel ashamed of themselves.

 

[Ricco']

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I'm torn on that story. I can see the humor in it, but this is his first time in Flanders, and the riders who took the shortcut should almost feel ashamed of themselves.

Maybe the riders who took the shortcut were dropouts and didn't had the intention to finish the race, only to reach the finish quickly.

 

[RedheadDane]

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http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/10444/Offsid...ea-raakt-verdwaald-tijdens-E3-Harelbeke.dhtml

Apparently Debassey got lost during E3. Only managed to get back to his hotel at 21:00.
A local who he asked to help him find Harelbeke took him home with him. Where he could take a shower, warm clothes and a hot meal.
Story is in dutch.

That's just freaking brilliant!

I'm gonna assume he called someone to tell where he was. Would've loved to hear that conversation:
"I'm at some guy's house. Had a shower and now I'm going to eat dinner with the family. I'll come back to the hotel later."

 

[Inquitus]

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I'm torn on that story. I can see the humor in it, but this is his first time in Flanders, and the riders who took the shortcut should almost feel ashamed of themselves.

Maybe the riders who took the shortcut were dropouts and didn't had the intention to finish the race, only to reach the finish quickly.

Yep that was the intention, race over, to the finish as quick as possible, nothing nefarious.

 

[CTQ]

another weekend, another story?

Big side story in Belgian press: Etixx ds Peeters alledgedly "blocked" the road when Cance had his mechanical, preventing Trek team car2move


https://twitter.com/renovandael/status/713787507914235904